Reminds me of the surrealist, Oppenheim's, teacup (circa 1936)!rlk said:
Beautiful hat! Where did you come by these?rlk said:
New Old Stock original Factory Barbisio Satin Hare Light Gray with Dk Brown Ribbon.
The New Old Stock are from Roberto Manzoni in Ravenna. The pickings are slim in the more common sizes but there are Original House Borsalinos Panizzas and Barbisios. If you are a 56 you have more choices. Lots of Green Barbisios in odd sizes. Most are from the early 80's when the factories closed so have shorter brims but not all.Lefty said:Rlk - where did you find the old Panizza - ebay.fr or .it? I can only recall 1 Panizza on .com. That fuzzy is great. :eusa_clap
bolthead said:My Tom & Jerry came today....
I've been wanting one of these for a long time, but it's hard to find a nice wider brim Knox T & J in my size believe it or not. As you may or may not see from the pics, it's a 7 1/8 and a bit loose, so I had to stuff the liner a little. [huh]
I was hoping to find a wider brim like I said, but I'm still thrilled with it, especially for what I got it for.
The flash mottled the color some. It's much darker and it has an olive tint too it. I love the ribbon treatment, with the pinstripes going through it, and the one way Bow.
The seam in the back of the sweat is separating a bit, but that's an easy fix.
Anyone know how old it might be?
UWS Cowboy said:This is a Dobbs twenty I picked up earlier. My last hat for a good while, believe me. I just wanted a good light weight felt for summer and this, I think, will do the trick. I'll post better pictures later. Don't have any measuring tape around, but this seems to be about a 6 inch crown with a brim of 2 1/4 or so. Sweatband is light tan. I may have to get some work done on the sweatband like extra stitching by a tailor because some areas around the edge are pretty dry and slightly cracked. Any ideas on dating? I thought it was a homburg originally but the binding is very thin and the brim snaps down fairly easily.
Here are the better photographs. I like this hat a lot.Brad Bowers said:Looks nice, though I'd like to see those better photos.
It's still a Homburg with that much curl, though it might have been meant to be a convertible. Thin binding on Dobbs and Cavanagh Homburgs is not unusual. As for age, hard to say. I'd have to see photos of the sweatband, liner, and any tags or labels underneath the sweat. Best guess at this point is mid-Forties or later.
Brad
Brad Bowers said:Looks good, Dreispitz!
What markings are on the sweatband, or labels underneath it? Any information I can collect for my research is useful.
Thanks.
Brad
rlk said:
New Old Stock original Factory Panizza Ediston Flaman Hare. This has to be the world's softest hat. It is fussy about which way you brush.
Brad Bowers said:Looks good, Dreispitz!
What markings are on the sweatband, or labels underneath it? Any information I can collect for my research is useful.
Thanks.
Brad
Viper Man said:It just occured to me that I have never photographed the liners or sweats on my Cavanaghs for posterity. Brad, is there a thread here devoted solely to Cavs? I'd love to share.